After I bought a new one from Trail-Rite, I rebuilt my old trailer. I
did a strip and paint and replaced the axle, fenders, coupler, lights
and just about everything else on it. Total cost came to around
$2,500 not including anything for my time. I got the axle and some
other parts from Trail-Rite and the coupler and a bunch of other
stuff from Pacific Trailers.
Pacific Trailers was a really good resource, and has just about
anything you could need to get an old trailer back to roadworthy
status. http://www.pacifictrailers.com/
:: Look around any boat yard and most owners usally
:: overlook trailer mainttence. It may be far less
:: expensive to rebuild your trailer as opposed to
:: purchasing a new one and here are some vendors that I
:: have used.
::
:: Valleyfabrication.com in Salinas builds and repairs
:: farms equipment and can cut out all the bad metal and
:: replace it with new as well as sandblast and paint the
:: entire trailer on site. KKMI has a welding shop in the
:: back but you will need to supply the metal.
::
:: johnsonassociates.net is less then 5 miles away has all
:: the trailer parts; a new trailer heads is about $125.00.
:: You can purchase the entire axel or just replacement
:: parts and they can do the installation as well. I
:: purchase new fenders for about $25 each.
::
:: It takes about 4 hours and a gallons and a quart to
:: paint the trailer.
:: There are several Products designed to cover bare rusted
:: “Por 15” has excellent reviews and runs about $150.00 a
:: gallon. A less expensive product is Rust-Oleum rusted
:: metal primer, which you can by at home depot.
::
:: 721 Abbott St, Salinas, CA 93901
:: johnsonassociates.net
:: (831) 422-9450
::
:: 1056 Pellet Ave, Salinas, CA 93901
:: valleyfabrication.com
:: (831) 758-1312